Dispensing-package.



F. P. Woon. DISPENSING PACKAGE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. I. i913.

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FREDERICK l?. WOOD, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CANCOMPANY,

01E' NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPOTION 0F NEW JERSEY.

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Specification or Letters Patent.

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Application tiled. December 1, 1913. Serial No. 803,905. l

.pouring spout can or package adapted for containing salt and othersimilar comminuted substances which is of cheap and simple construction,which is easily manipulated by the user and in which the pouring spoutis so arranged that it is held within the can during shipment, therebypermitting stacking of the cans the one on top of the other withoutdanger of injury.

Other objectsof the invention are to provide apouring spout can in whichthe spout isformed of light sheet'metal and is slidable inwardly andoutwardly in a slit in one wall of the canv and 'in which a part of thecan lwall is operated automatically when the spout is moved outwardly,to leave an opening for the material to pass out of the can.

rlhe invention furthermore consists in the improvements inthe parts anddevices and in the novel combinations of the parts and devices hereinshown, described or claimed. In the drawing forming a part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is an end view of a can or package showing myimprovements in connectionc therewith.' Fig. 2 is a sectional view takensubstantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig.y 3 is a sectional viewAsimilar to Fig. 2 but showing the spout in its extended position andwith the flap' `clearly in Figs. 1 and 4. The end edges of the pouringspout are turned outwardly in the form of flanges 23-23. which serve tollmitthe inward and outward movements of the spout relatively to the end11. The end 11 of the can is provided with a slit which corresponds inoutline and size tothe cross sectional contour of the pouring spout 12,and when cut in this manner, the end 11 will have a flap or closure 13within the'spout 12. When the package is being shipped, the pouringspout and flap 13 will be in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, butwhen the consumer wishes to pour out the contents of the can he willinsert his finger nail or other suitable device beneath one of theflanges 23 and pull the spout out to the position shown in Fig. 3. Thespout 12, near its inner end is provided withV projections or teats 14,which, when the spout is pulled outwardly, engage the edges of the flap13 and swing it outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 3, whereby thecontents of the can may be readily poured out. After the user hasobtained the desired amount of the cans contents, the spout is forcedinwardly and ordinarily the friction between the flap 13 and the pouringspout will be sufficient to return the flap to normal or closedposition. But in any event, the users finger or thumb used in pushingthe spout inwardly, will naturally v engage the flap 13 and return it toclosed position. As shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, a sticker 15 may bepasted over the end of the pouring vspoutwhile the can is being shipped.v

From the preceding description, it will be seen that I have provided asimple and efficient pouring spout which will be held in position by thefriction between it and the adjacent edges of the wall -in which it isslidably mounted, and the arrangement is such that the ap isautomatically opened and closed in accordance with the move-A ments ofthe pouring spout. It will furthermore be noted that when the spout isin its innermost position, .the opening is well sealed and by having thespout slidably arranged, l secure another advantage since there is notendency for the spout to be moved inwardly'during the pouring operationshould the user rest the spo-ut on the edge of the vessel into which thecontents of the can are being poured. `Hitherto, where' pivoted pouringspouts have been used, the latter have a tendency to close inspoutseveral times to obtain the amount.

desired..

Although I have herein shown and described what I now consider thepreferred embodiment ofk my improvement, yet it will be understood thatvarious changes and modifications may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention, and all such changes and modifications arecontemplated as come within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim :f

1. A dispensing package of the character described comprising a canhaving a trough-shaped sheet meta-l pouring spout slidably mounteddirectly in one wall thereof and having a portion of the wall arrangedwithin the spout between the sides thereof and extending entirely acrossthe spout so as to be a closure therefor when the spout is retracted.

2. A package one wall of which is formed with an opening, a pouringspout fitted in said opening and adapted to be moved outward therein topouring position and to be moved inward therein to a retracted position,and a closing flap separate from the spout and connected with the wallof the package, and adapted to close the pouring space within the spoutand the opening in f the wall of the package when the spout is retractedand adapted to be moved to open position when the spoutis projected.

3. A package one wall of which is formed .f with an opening, a pouringspout tted in 40 said openingand adapted'to be moved outward therein topouring position and to be moved inward therein to a retracted position,and a closing flap separate from the fspout and connected with the walllof the package, and adapted -to close the pouring p space within thespout and the opening in the wall of the package when the spout isretracted and adapted to be moved to open position when the spout isprojected, the

aid spout having means for moving the said ap. l

4. A dispensing' packagel of the character described comprising a paperwalled vessel having a sheet metal pouring spout slidably mounted inone-wall thereof, said wall being slitted to correspond to the size andshape of said spout, part of said wall bounded by the slit forming apivoted ap to close tizh pouring opening, substantially as speci- 5. Adispensing package of the character described includin a paper walledcan having a sheet meta trough-shaped pouring spout slidably mounted inone wall thereof, said wall being slitted to correspond to the size andshape of said spout and thereby forming a pivoted Hap -to close thepouring opening in said wall, and means for automatically swinging saidflap outwardly when said spout is moved outwardly, substantially asspecified.

6. A paper can having a sheet metal trough shaped pouring spout slidablymounted in one end thereof, said end being slitted to correspond to thecontour of the spout and said spout being slidable in the slit, aportion of saidend located within the pouring spout forming a pivotedflap to close the pouring opening, said spout having means thereonadapted to engage and swing the fiap to open position when said spout ispulled outwardly, substantially as specified. 7. A paper can having asheet metal trough shaped pouring spout slidably mounted in one endthereof, said end being slitted to correspond to the contour of thespout and said spout bein slidable in the slit, a portion of said endlocated within the pouring spout forming a ivoted flap to close thepouring opening, saild spout having means thereon adapted to engage andswing the flapto open position when said spout is pulled outwardly, andmeans on said spout for limiting its inward and outward movements,substantially as specied. Signed this 21st day of November in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

E. F. CLoUeH, WM. BUCHANAN.

